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danielmiessler

danielmiessler

63 Skills published on GitHub.

PAI

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alex-hormozi-pitch

Create irresistible offers and pitches using Alex Hormozi's methodology from $100M Offers. Guides through value equation, guarantee frameworks, pricing psychology, and creating offers "too good not to take" for any product or service.

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always-init

Universal task initializer that automatically loads PAI context for all user requests. Ensures complete context availability (contacts, preferences, protocols) before responding to any task. (project, gitignored)

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research

Multi-source comprehensive research using perplexity-researcher, claude-researcher, and gemini-researcher agents. Launches up to 10 parallel research agents for fast results. USE WHEN user says 'do research', 'research X', 'find information about', 'investigate', 'analyze trends', 'current events', or any research-related request.

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create-skill

Guide for creating new skills in Kai's personal AI infrastructure. Use when user wants to create, update, or structure a new skill that extends capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. Follows both Anthropic skill standards and PAI-specific patterns.

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fabric

Intelligent pattern selection for Fabric CLI. Automatically selects the right pattern from 242+ specialized prompts based on your intent - threat modeling, analysis, summarization, content creation, extraction, and more. USE WHEN processing content, analyzing data, creating summaries, threat modeling, or transforming text.

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ffuf-web-fuzzing

Expert guidance for ffuf web fuzzing during penetration testing, including authenticated fuzzing with raw requests, auto-calibration, and result analysis

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prompting

Prompt engineering standards and context engineering principles for AI agents based on Anthropic best practices. Covers clarity, structure, progressive discovery, and optimization for signal-to-noise ratio.

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knowledge-worker-salaries

Comprehensive global knowledge worker salary data with total market value calculations, sector breakdowns, geographic comparisons, and authoritative sources. USE WHEN discussing knowledge worker compensation, salary benchmarking, economic analysis of professional labor markets, or AI impact on wages.

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Agents

Compose CUSTOM agents from Base Traits + Voice + Specialization for specialized perspectives. USE WHEN create custom agents, spin up agents, specialized agents, agent personalities, available traits, list traits, agent voices, compose agent, load agent context, agent profile, spawn parallel agents, launch agents. NOT for agent teams/swarms (use Delegation skill → TeamCreate).

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ExtractWisdom

Content-adaptive wisdom extraction — detects what domains exist in content and builds custom sections (not static IDEAS/QUOTES). Produces tailored insight reports from videos, podcasts, articles. USE WHEN extract wisdom, analyze video, analyze podcast, extract insights, what's interesting, extract from YouTube, what did I miss, key takeaways.

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ContentAnalysis

Content extraction and analysis — wisdom extraction from videos, podcasts, articles, and YouTube. USE WHEN extract wisdom, content analysis, analyze content, insight report, analyze video, analyze podcast, extract insights, key takeaways, what did I miss, extract from YouTube.

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OSINT

Structured OSINT investigations — people lookup, company intel, investment due diligence, entity/threat intel, domain recon, organization research using public sources with ethical authorization framework. USE WHEN OSINT, due diligence, background check, research person, company intel, investigate, company lookup, domain lookup, entity lookup, organization lookup, threat intel, discover OSINT sources.

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PrivateInvestigator

Ethical people-finding using 15 parallel research agents (45 search threads) across public records, social media, reverse lookups. Public data only, no pretexting. USE WHEN find person, locate, reconnect, people search, skip trace, reverse lookup, social media search, public records search, verify identity.

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Investigation

OSINT and people-finding — structured investigations, company intel, due diligence, and ethical people search across public records and social media. USE WHEN OSINT, due diligence, company intel, background check, find person, locate, people search, reconnect, public records, reverse lookup, social media search, verify identity, domain lookup, entity lookup, organization lookup, company lookup, threat intel.

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Art

Generate illustrations, technical diagrams, mermaid flowcharts, infographics, header images, thumbnails, comics, and PAI pack icons using multiple rendering backends. USE WHEN art, header images, visualizations, mermaid, flowchart, technical diagram, infographic, PAI icon, pack icon, YouTube thumbnails, ad hoc thumbnails, annotated screenshots, aphorisms, comics, comparisons, D3 dashboards, embossed logo wallpaper, essay illustration, frameworks, maps, recipe cards, remove background, stats, taxonomies, timelines, brand wallpaper, visualize, generate image, Midjourney, compose thumbnail, generate prompt.

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Remotion

Programmatic video creation with React via Remotion — compositions, animations, motion graphics, rendered to MP4. USE WHEN video, animation, motion graphics, video rendering, React video, intro video, YouTube video, TikTok video, video production, render video, content to animation, animate content, video overlay.

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Media

Visual and video content creation — illustrations, diagrams, mermaid flowcharts, infographics, header images, PAI pack icons, thumbnails, comics, and programmatic video via Remotion. USE WHEN art, header images, visualizations, mermaid, diagrams, flowcharts, infographics, pack icons, video, animation, motion graphics, Remotion, video rendering, YouTube thumbnails, comics, comparisons, frameworks, maps, timelines, taxonomies, stats, aphorisms, recipe cards, annotated screenshots, D3 dashboards, embossed logo wallpaper, remove background, essay illustration, technical diagrams, content to animation, generate image, Midjourney.

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Research

Comprehensive research and content extraction — quick/standard/extensive/deep modes with multi-agent parallel research, content retrieval, AI trends analysis, and 242+ Fabric patterns. USE WHEN research, do research, quick research, extensive research, deep investigation, find information, investigate, extract alpha, analyze content, retrieve content, use fabric, AI trends, Claude research, enhance content, extract knowledge, interview research, web scraping, YouTube extraction, standard research.

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Apify

Social media scraping, business data, e-commerce via Apify actors — with auto-update workflow for actor catalog. USE WHEN Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, Amazon scraping, Apify, update Apify actors, social media scraping, lead generation, web scraper.

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BrightData

4-tier progressive URL scraping and multi-page crawling — WebFetch, then Chrome-header curl, then Playwright browser, then Bright Data proxy. Auto-escalates when lower tiers fail. USE WHEN Bright Data, scrape URL, web scraping, site blocking me, can't access, bot detection, crawl site, crawl pages, spider, CAPTCHA, four tier scrape, progressive scraping, Chrome headers.

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Scraping

Web scraping via progressive escalation (Bright Data proxy) and social media platform actors (Apify). USE WHEN scraping, Bright Data, proxy, crawl, scrape URL, Twitter scraping, Instagram scraping, LinkedIn scraping, TikTok scraping, YouTube scraping, Facebook scraping, Google Maps, Amazon scraping, Apify, bot detection, CAPTCHA, spider, four tier scrape, site blocking.

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AnnualReports

Aggregate and analyze annual security reports from major vendors — extract trends, compare threat landscapes year-over-year, produce synthesized threat intelligence summaries. Fetch, list, and update report sources. USE WHEN annual reports, security reports, threat reports, industry reports, vendor reports, threat landscape, fetch report, list sources, update sources.

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PromptInjection

Test LLM applications for prompt injection vulnerabilities — jailbreak attempts, system prompt extraction, context manipulation, guardrail bypass techniques, direct injection, indirect injection, multi-stage attacks, and reconnaissance. USE WHEN prompt injection, jailbreak, LLM security, AI security assessment, pentest AI application, test chatbot, guardrail bypass, direct injection, indirect injection, RAG poisoning, multi-stage attack, complete assessment, reconnaissance.

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Recon

Network reconnaissance — subdomain enumeration, port scanning, DNS/WHOIS/ASN lookups, endpoint discovery from JS, mass scanning, path discovery, CIDR/netblock analysis. Passive and active modes with corporate structure mapping and bounty program tracking. USE WHEN recon, reconnaissance, bug bounty, bounty programs, attack surface, subdomains, subdomain enumeration, port scan, mass scan, DNS, WHOIS, ASN, CIDR, netblock, IP recon, domain recon, passive recon, corporate structure, endpoint discovery, path discovery, scan results, analyze scan, update tools.

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SECUpdates

Security news from tldrsec, no.security, Krebs, Schneier, and other sources. USE WHEN security news, security updates, what's new in security, breaches, security research, sec updates, tldrsec, Krebs, Schneier.

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Security

Security assessment and intelligence — network reconnaissance, web app security testing, prompt injection testing, security news monitoring, and annual report analysis. USE WHEN recon, reconnaissance, port scan, subdomain, DNS, WHOIS, ASN, netblock, CIDR, mass scan, path discovery, endpoint discovery, corporate structure, bounty programs, IP recon, domain recon, passive recon, web assessment, OWASP, pentest, threat model, vulnerability analysis, ffuf, Playwright, Gemini analysis, prompt injection, jailbreak, LLM security, guardrail bypass, direct injection, indirect injection, multi-stage attack, security news, sec updates, breaches, tldrsec, security research, annual reports, threat landscape, security trends, vendor reports, fetch report, list sources.

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WebAssessment

Full web app security assessment — app understanding, threat modeling, OWASP testing, ffuf fuzzing, Playwright automation, AI-assisted vuln analysis. Coordinates with Recon and PromptInjection skills. USE WHEN web assessment, pentest, security testing, vulnerability scan, threat model app, understand application, create threat model, vulnerability analysis, Gemini analysis, ffuf, fuzzing, bug bounty, OSINT, browser automation, Playwright.

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Telos

Life OS and project analysis — goals, dependencies, beliefs, wisdom, books, movies, narrative points, interview extraction, McKinsey reports, and project dashboards. USE WHEN Telos, life goals, projects, dependencies, books, movies, beliefs, wisdom, update TELOS, narrative points, interview extraction, write report, McKinsey report, TELOS report, project analysis, dashboard, n=24.

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BeCreative

Divergent ideation via Verbalized Sampling + extended thinking (1.6-2.1x diversity). USE WHEN be creative, deep thinking, brainstorm, divergent ideas, creative solutions, maximum creativity, tree of thoughts, idea generation, domain specific creativity, technical creativity, standard creativity.

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Council

Multi-agent debate with visible transcripts where agents respond to each other. USE WHEN council, debate, perspectives, weigh options, deliberate, multiple viewpoints. Unlike RedTeam (adversarial), Council is collaborative-adversarial.

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FirstPrinciples

Decompose to axioms, challenge inherited assumptions, reconstruct from verified truths. USE WHEN first principles, fundamental, root cause, decompose, challenge assumptions, rebuild from scratch.

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IterativeDepth

2-8 scientific lens passes to surface hidden requirements single-pass analysis misses. USE WHEN iterative depth, deep exploration, multi-angle analysis, multiple perspectives, examine from angles, surface hidden requirements.

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RedTeam

32 adversarial agents to destroy weak arguments and find fatal flaws — parallel analysis and adversarial validation. USE WHEN red team, attack idea, counterarguments, critique, stress test, poke holes, devil's advocate, find weaknesses, break this, parallel analysis, adversarial validation.

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Thinking

Multi-mode analytical and creative thinking — first principles decomposition, iterative depth analysis, creative brainstorming, multi-agent council debates, adversarial red teaming, world threat modeling, and scientific hypothesis testing. USE WHEN first principles, decompose, deconstruct, reconstruct, challenge assumptions, iterative depth, multi-angle, deep exploration, be creative, brainstorm, divergent ideas, tree of thoughts, maximum creativity, technical creativity, idea generation, domain specific, council, debate, perspectives, quick consensus, red team, critique, stress test, adversarial validation, parallel analysis, devil's advocate, threat model, world model, future analysis, test idea, test investment, update models, view models, time horizon, think about, figure out, experiment, iterate, science, hypothesis, define goal, design experiment, quick diagnosis, structured investigation, full cycle.

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Science

Hypothesis-test-analyze cycles for systematic problem-solving — the meta-skill governing all others. Includes define goal, generate hypotheses, design experiment, measure results, analyze results, iterate, full cycle, quick diagnosis, and structured investigation. USE WHEN think about, figure out, try approaches, experiment with, iterate on, improve, optimize, define goal, generate hypotheses, design experiment, measure results, analyze results, full cycle, quick diagnosis, structured investigation, science, hypothesis.

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WorldThreatModelHarness

Stress-test ideas, strategies, and investments across 11 time horizons (6mo-50yr). Update and view world models. USE WHEN threat model, world model, test idea, test strategy, future analysis, test investment, test against future, stress test idea, time horizon analysis, update models, view models, refresh models, model status.

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USMetrics

68 US economic indicators from FRED, EIA, Treasury, BLS, Census APIs with trend analysis and cross-metric correlation. Updates Substrate dataset, produces economic overviews. USE WHEN GDP, inflation, unemployment, economic metrics, gas prices, how is the economy, update data, refresh data, get current state, economic overview, FRED, fetch FRED series, generate analysis, update substrate metrics, US metrics, economic trends.

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Aphorisms

CRUD on {PRINCIPAL.NAME}'s curated aphorism collection — search by theme, add with metadata, research thinkers, match quotes to newsletter content. USE WHEN aphorism, quote, saying, find quote for newsletter, research thinker quotes, add aphorism, search aphorisms, find aphorism.

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AudioEditor

AI-powered audio/video editing — transcription, intelligent cut detection, automated editing with crossfades, and optional cloud polish. USE WHEN clean audio, edit audio, remove filler words, clean podcast, remove ums, fix audio, cut dead air, polish audio, clean recording, transcribe and edit.

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Browser

Visual verification and browser automation via Playwright. Headless or headed Chrome. USE WHEN browser, screenshot, debug web, verify UI, troubleshoot frontend, automate browser, browse website, review stories, run stories, recipe, web automation.

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Cloudflare

Deploy and manage Cloudflare Workers, Pages, and services via Code Mode MCP (API queries) + wrangler (deploys). OAuth auth for wrangler (tokens lack Pages perms). USE WHEN Cloudflare, worker, deploy, Pages, MCP server, wrangler, DNS, KV, R2, D1, Vectorize.

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CreateCLI

Generate production-ready TypeScript CLIs with 3-tier template system (simple argv, yargs, oclif), type safety, error handling, and documentation. USE WHEN create CLI, build CLI, command-line tool, wrap API, add command, upgrade tier, TypeScript CLI.

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CreateSkill

Scaffold new PAI skills with proper YAML front matter, TitleCase naming, flat folder structure (SKILL.md + Workflows/ + Tools/), and validation against SkillSystem.md. USE WHEN create skill, new skill, skill structure, canonicalize, validate skill, update skill, fix skill structure, scaffold skill.

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Delegation

Parallelize work via background/foreground agents, built-in types, custom agents, or agent teams/swarms. USE WHEN 3+ independent workstreams, parallel execution, agent specialization, Extended+ effort, agent team, swarm, create an agent team.

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Docx

Create, edit, and analyze Word documents — tracked changes, tables, images, complex formatting, and format conversion. USE WHEN docx, Word document, create document, tracked changes, redlining.

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Pdf

Create, merge, split, extract text/tables from PDFs, fill forms, add watermarks, and convert to/from other formats. USE WHEN pdf, PDF file, merge PDF, extract tables, fill form, split PDF.

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Pptx

Create, edit, and analyze PowerPoint presentations — slide layouts, speaker notes, design elements, and format conversion. USE WHEN pptx, PowerPoint, slides, presentation, create slides, speaker notes.

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Documents

Read, write, convert, and analyze documents — routes to PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX sub-skills for creation, editing, extraction, and format conversion. USE WHEN document, process file, create document, convert format, extract text, PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, Word, Excel, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, presentation, slides, consulting report, large PDF, merge PDF, fill form, tracked changes, redlining.

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Xlsx

Create, read, analyze Excel workbooks — formulas, financial models, data analysis, recalculation, and CSV/TSV conversion. USE WHEN xlsx, Excel, spreadsheet, formulas, financial model, data analysis.

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